Victory vs Athlete - What's the difference?
victory | athlete |
An instance of having won a competition or battle.
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A winged figure representing victory, common in Roman official iconography. See .
(rare) To achieve a
A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
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(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)
An exceptionally physically fit person.
As nouns the difference between victory and athlete
is that victory is an instance of having won a competition or battle while athlete is athlete.As a verb victory
is (rare) to achieve a.victory
English
Noun
(victories)citation, page= , passage=England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday.}}
Antonyms
* defeat * lossDerived terms
* hollow victory * Pyrrhic victory * victory at seaVerb
(en-verb)athlete
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
- She's the first athlete in her sport to come out as gay.